القيروان

Arabic

Etymology

From the definite form of قَيْرَوَان (qayrawān, “caravan”), from Middle Persian kʾlwʾn'. Literally, “the Caravan”.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.qaj.ra.waːn/

Proper noun

الْقَيْرَوَان • (al-qayrawān) f

  1. Kairouan (a city in Tunisia)

Declension
Declension of noun الْقَيْرَوَان (al-qayrawān)
Singular basic singular triptote
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْقَيْرَوَان
al-qayrawān		 —
Nominative — الْقَيْرَوَانُ
al-qayrawānu		 —
Accusative — الْقَيْرَوَانَ
al-qayrawāna		 —
Genitive — الْقَيْرَوَانِ
al-qayrawāni		 —

Derived terms
  • قَيْرَوَانِيّ (qayrawāniyy)

Descendants
  • → Azerbaijani: Qeyrəvan
  • → French: Kairouan (see there for further descendants)
  • → Persian: قیروان (qeyravân)
  • → Punjabi: قَیرَوان
  • → Urdu: قَیرَوان (qairavān)
  • → Uzbek: Qayravon
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